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Asa Brainard

Asahel Brainard (Count)

Positions: Pitcher, Second Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: 1841 in Albany, NY(All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Teams (by GP): Canaries/Olympics/Mansfields 1871-1874

Final Game: October 14, 1874
Died: December 29, 1888 in Denver, CO
Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1871 30 OLY NA 30 141 134 24 30 4 0 0 21 4 0 7 2 .224 .262 .254 .516 52 34 1 0 *1
1872 31 TOT NA 15 69 68 10 21 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 .309 .319 .353 .672 112 24 0 0 1/4O
1872 31 OLY NA 9 43 43 8 16 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .372 .372 .442 .814 158 19 0 0 /1
1872 31 MAN NA 6 26 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .231 .200 .431 36 5 0 0 /41O
1873 32 BAL NA 16 69 69 18 18 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 2 .261 .261 .275 .536 58 19 0 0 1/O4
1874 33 BAL NA 47 198 196 19 47 3 0 0 8 0 3 2 3 .240 .247 .255 .503 61 50 3 0 14/O
4 Yrs 108 477 467 71 116 11 0 0 45 4 3 10 7 .248 .264 .272 .536 65 127 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 716 701 107 174 17 0 0 68 6 5 15 11 .248 .264 .272 .536 65 191 6 0
OLY (2 yrs) 39 184 177 32 46 7 0 0 27 4 0 7 2 .260 .288 .299 .587 75 53 1 0
BAL (2 yrs) 63 267 265 37 65 4 0 0 17 0 3 2 5 .245 .251 .260 .511 60 69 3 0
MAN (1 yr) 6 26 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .231 .200 .431 36 5 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1871 30 OLY NA 30 141 -9 1 0 0 3 -5 -0.3 3 -2 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $ *1
1872 31 OLY NA 9 43 4 0 0 0 1 6 0.3 2 7 0.3 .537 .502 0.3 0.0 7 $ /1
1872 31 MAN NA 6 26 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 0.0 .474 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /41O
1873 32 BAL NA 16 69 -4 0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 $1,000 1/O4
1874 33 BAL NA 47 198 -9 -2 0 -2 6 -6 -0.5 6 0 -0.5 .491 .497 -0.3 -0.1 2 $ 14/O
4 Seasons 108 477 -20 -0 0 -3 15 -8 -0.6 14 6 -0.5 .495 .499 -0.3 -0.2 9 $1,000
OLY (2 yrs) 39 184 -5 1 0 0 4 1 0.1 5 6 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 -0.0 6 $
BAL (2 yrs) 63 267 -13 -2 0 -2 10 -6 -0.5 9 2 -0.5 .493 .499 -0.3 -0.1 4 $1,000
MAN (1 yr) 6 26 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 0.0 .474 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1871 30 OLY NA 141 105 9 2.3 87 .227 .224 .284 .262 .308 .254 .382 .516 .690 52 .170 -7.6 -0.7 .429 .112 .030 .0
1872 31 TOT NA 69 47 8 4.6 73 .309 .309 .280 .319 .292 .353 .343 .672 .635 112 .496 1.1 0.1 .532 .059 .044
1872 31 OLY NA 43 27 7 7.0 72 .372 .372 .279 .372 .290 .442 .340 .814 .631 158 .680 2.9 0.3 .704 .070 .070
1872 31 MAN NA 26 20 1 1.4 75 .200 .200 .284 .231 .296 .200 .347 .431 .642 36 .095 -1.8 -0.2 .300 .040 .000
1873 32 BAL NA 69 51 5 2.6 86 .269 .261 .298 .261 .312 .275 .370 .536 .682 58 .249 -3.6 -0.4 .373 .014 .014
1874 33 BAL NA 198 155 12 2.1 71 .244 .240 .278 .247 .288 .255 .342 .503 .629 61 .230 -8.4 -0.9 .316 .010 .015
4 Yrs 477 358 34 2.6 78 .252 .248 .283 .264 .298 .272 .358 .536 .655 65 .249 -18.5 -1.8 .385 .047 .024 .0
162 Game Avg. 716 537 51 2.6 78 .252 .248 .283 .264 .298 .272 .358 .536 .655 65 .249 -18.5 -1.8 .385 .047 .024
OLY (2 yrs) 184 132 16 3.2 84 .263 .260 .283 .288 .304 .299 .372 .587 .676 75 .292 -4.8 -0.4 .485 .102 .040 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 267 206 17 2.2 75 .250 .245 .284 .251 .294 .260 .349 .511 .643 60 .234 -11.9 -1.2 .330 .011 .015
MAN (1 yr) 26 20 1 1.3 75 .200 .200 .284 .231 .296 .200 .347 .431 .642 36 .095 -1.8 -0.2 .300 .040 .000

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1871 30 30 141 134 24 30 4 0 0 21 4 0 7 2 .224 .262 .254 .516 52 34 1 0
1872 31 45 210 202 34 51 7 0 0 28 4 0 8 2 .252 .281 .287 .568 71 58 1 0
1873 32 61 279 271 52 69 8 0 0 37 4 0 8 4 .255 .276 .284 .560 67 77 1 0
1874 33 108 477 467 71 116 11 0 0 45 4 3 10 7 .248 .264 .272 .536 65 127 4 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1871 30 174 739 713 62 111 15 0 0 54 15 26 12 .156 .185 .177 .362 23 30
1872 31 74 305 302 24 71 10 0 0 17 0 3 0 .235 .243 .268 .511 20 15
1873 32 59 228 228 27 40 2 0 0 13 0 0 7 .175 .175 .184 .360 7 16
1874 33 131 515 511 30 95 6 0 0 13 0 4 8 .186 .192 .198 .390 20 47
4 Yrs 438 1787 1754 143 317 33 0 0 97 15 33 27 .181 .196 .200 .395 70 108
162 Game Avg. 162 661 649 53 117 12 0 0 36 6 12 10 .181 .196 .200 .395 26 108

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacements c a p y
1871 NA  1.8 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1874 NA  3 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1874 NA  3 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1871 NA  born 1841-13-32 (9th)
1872 NA  born 1841-13-32 (8th)
1873 NA  born 1841-13-32 (9th)
1874 NA  born 1841-13-32 (6th)

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Name and misspellings: Asa Asahel Count Brainard

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